Look up: Equivalent

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   equivalent
   [Adjective] Something equal in amount or value.
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   equivalent
   [adj] - essentially equal 2. [n] - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc 3. [n] - the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element
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   equivalent
   Compare with normality. 1. The amount of substance that gains or loses one mole of electrons in a redox reaction. 2. The amount of substances that releases or accepts one mole of hydrogen ions in a neutralization reaction. 3. The amount of electrolyte that carries one mole of positive or negative charge, for example, 1 mole of Ba²⁺(aq) i...
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   equivalent
   Having the same value
   Examples:
   These expressions are equivalent.
   4 + 3 = 8 – 1
   
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   Equivalent
   Definition (keystage 2) Two quantities (eg fractions) are equivalent if they have the same value. <br /> Equivalent sets are those sets which have the same number of elements.
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   Equivalent
   Definition (undergraduate level) Of paths: see path.<br /> Of norms: defining the same topology, i.e. ‖ · ‖ 1 and ‖ · ‖ 2 are equivalent if ‖ x n ‖ 1 → x iff ‖ x n ‖ 2 → x .
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   Equivalent
   E·quiv'a·lent adjective [ Latin aequivalens , -entis , present participle of aequivalere to have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: confer French équivalent . See Equal , and Valiant .] 1. Equal in worth or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import o ...
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   Equivalent
   E·quiv'a·lent noun 1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done. « He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants were entitled to some equivalent . . . . During some weeks the word equivalent , then lately imported from France, was in the mouths of all the coffeehouse orat ...
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   Equivalent
   E·quiv'a·lent transitive verb To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence. [ R.]
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    equivalent
    Having the same value, neutralising or counterbalancing. ... Origin: L. Aequivalens, from aequus = equal, valere = to be worth ... (11 Nov 1997) ...
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    equivalent
    tantamount(p) adjective being essentially equal to something; `it was as good as gold`; `a wish that was equivalent to a command`; `his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt`
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    equivalent
    equivalent weight noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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    equivalent
    noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; `send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps`
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    equivalent
    (e-kwiv´ә-lent) of equal value or force. in chemistry, having the same valence. see equivalent weight. anxiety equivalent physical symptoms resulting from somatization of underlying anxiety.
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    Equivalent
    • (a.) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle. • (n.) A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base. • (v. t.) To make the equivalent to; to eq...
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    equivalent
    (L. aequivalens, from aequus equal + valere to be worth) having the same value; neutralizing or counterbalancing.
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    equivalent
    equivalent 1. Equal, as in force, value, or meaning. 2. Having identical or similar effects. 3. A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced.
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